Justin Bourne, the former UAA and Alaska Aces winger turned master of the blogosphere, chimes in today, writing that former Aces bench boss Davis Payne was the best coach he ever had.

Justin raves about how Payne prepared his club for games, leaving nothing to chance. You can check out Justin’s musings here. Um, a little warning -- there's some blue language in this particular blog entry because Justin is apparently a tad disappointed with his fantasy goaltender, Jose "The Floodgates Are Now Officially Open'' Theodore.

Frankly, if hockey's your thing, you should bookmark Justin's blog. It remains one of my favorites, or as Justin would write, "favourites.'' (He's basically Canadian, though he lives in the Phoenix area, both of which are commendable).

Since having his face rearranged by a slap shot at Sullivan Arena last season, Justin has taken his once-broken jaw, stopped redirecting shots with his face and retired from trying to duck teammates' slappers. He blogs and writes hockey for about 312 on-line and print products, and is an insightful smart-ass, same as he ever was. And now we are done pumping Justin's tires.